Every day, companies across the globe announce upcoming dividend payouts. You can find the complete list of dividend increases, decreases, initiations, suspensions, updates and regular dividend announcements for a given day in our Dividend Payout Changes and Announcements tool.
Check out which companies decreased dividends on January 16 here.
The following is a snapshot of five funds, one trust and two U.S. equities that saw a decrease in dividend last week. The latest regular payout is compared to the most recent regular payout to determine if there is a dividend decrease.
| Ticker | Security Type | Company | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Change* | Ex-Dividend Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ROYT ) | Equity | Pacific Coast Oil Trust | $0.03 | $0.02 | -41.01% | 02/02/2018 |
| (CZFC) | Equity | Citizens First Corp. | $0.10 | $0.06 | -40.00% | 02/01/2018 |
| (LEO) | Fund | Dreyfus Strategic Muni. | $0.04 | $0.04 | -18.60% | 02/08/2018 |
| (DSM) | Fund | Dreyfus Strategic Municipal Bond Fund | $0.04 | $0.04 | -15.66% | 02/08/2018 |
| (PMO) | Fund | Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust | $0.54 | $0.46 | -14.79% | 02/22/2018 |
| (DMF) | Fund | Dreyfus Municipal Income, Inc. | $0.04 | $0.04 | -14.63% | 02/08/2018 |
| (SDT ) | Trust | Sandridge Mississippian Trust I | $0.05 | $0.04 | -6.01% | 02/08/2018 |
| (FCT ) | Fund | First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II | $0.06 | $0.06 | -5.51% | 02/01/2018 |
Disclaimer: Dividends declared by ETFs/ETNs depend on the distribution made by the underlying . As a result, there can be significant fluctuation in the payout figures. It is advisable that investors should investigate the actual composition of these securities to get a better picture of the overall dividend distribution. You can browse ETFdb.com to get the relevant details about ETFs/ETNs.
Check out stocks that increased dividends this week here.
You can also find the major securities going ex-dividend this week here.
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You also can find an updated list of companies that recently announced changes in their payout policies, along with their ex-dividend dates, in our Dividend Payout Changes and Announcements tool.
Stay up to date with the highest-yielding stocks and their latest ex-dividend dates on our High Dividend Stocks by Yield.
